Excellence in the Surface Coast Guard.

Abstract

'Excellence in the surface Coast Guard' was examined by interviewing eighteen senior Coast Guard officers, and then going aboard two cutters that they nominated as being excellent. The interviews with the senior officers revealed that there is a solid concensus among them about the vision of excellence. It includes such factors as the commanding officer setting the tone, operational accomplishment, and training the troops. In chapters I through VI we write about what these senior officerssaid. Aboard the cutters we learned that excellence is attainable, and that common characteristics did exist among the two cutters. They are; the commanding officer is the driver, the unit family, pride at all levels, and consistent management. We write about these attributes in chapters VII through X. In our concluding chapter we offer our recommendations on what can be done to further expand the study, and on ways that our findings can be used in the Coast Guard. (Theses).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA154165

Entities

People

  • M. J. Pierce
  • R. L. Porter Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Executives
  • Families (Human)
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Search And Rescue
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Teamwork
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Coast Guard Academy

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design